Monochamus sartor urussovii (Fischer von Waldheim, 1805)

Karpinski, Lech, Szczepanski, Wojciech T., Boldgiv, Bazartseren & Walczak, Marcin, 2018, New data on the longhorn beetles of Mongolia with particular emphasis on the genus Eodorcadion Breuning, 1947 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae), ZooKeys 739, pp. 107-150 : 126-127

Monochamus sartor urussovii (Fischer von Waldheim, 1805) Fig. 5G

Material examined.

Selenge Aimag : 50 km NE of Zuunkharaa (49°05'N, 107°17'E), 930 m a.s.l., 03 VIII 2015, 1♂, leg. LK; several larvae, Larix sibirica leg. MW; Selenge Aimag: 35 km NE of Zuunkharaa (48°59'N, 106°55'E), 1399 m a.s.l., 05 VIII 2015, 1♂, leg. MW .

Remarks.

The taxonomic status of this species is uncertain. Cesari et al. (2005), Sláma (2006), and Wallin et al. (2013) considered M. urussovii to be a subspecies of Monochamus sartor (Fabricius, 1787). This taxon is widespread in Siberia and is distributed from Eastern Europe to the Far East and Japan ( Danilevsky 2017a). Depending on the region, the larvae can develop in various conifers (mostly in Abies and Picea ) and also sporadically on deciduous trees ( Cherepanov 1990c, Wallin et al. 2013). In the Mongolian taiga, in addition to conifers, this species was found on birches ( Müller et al. 2013). Its larval development usually takes two years. The imagines are active from the second half of May to the end of September ( Cherepanov 1990c). Two single males were caught flying in both light and dark taiga (Fig. 15H ).

Figures

Figure 5. Photos of longhorn beetles specimens collected during the expedition to Mongolia in 2015: A Aegomorphus obscurior (male) B Mesosa myops (male) C M. myops (female) D Monochamus impluviatus impluviatus (male) E M. impluviatus impluviatus (female) F Monochamus sutor longulus (female) G Monochamus sartor urussovii (male) H Agapanthia pilicornis pilicornis (male).

Figure 15. Field photos of imagines in nature and habitats of typical Mongolian cerambycid species: A male of Eodorcadion humerale impluviatum (typical form) B male of E. humerale impluviatum (Khentey Mountains) C male of E. humerale impluviatum (Khentey Mountains, entirely black elytra form) D pair of E. humerale impluviatum in copula (Khentey Mountains) E detailed view of the habitat of E. humerale impluviatum (Khentey Mountains) F female of Monochamus impluviatus impluviatus G larches in forest steppe, the habitat of M. impluviatus impluviatus H various species of coniferous trees and birches in dark taiga, the habitat of Monochamus sartor urussovii.